Palestinian Min: Hamas Doesn't Want Peace Government In Israel
"Hamas does not want a peace government in Israel to be elected in order to pursue political negotiations with the Palestinian Authority," said Riad Al-Malki, foreign minister with the Palestinian Authority.
"The landing of the two rockets yesterday (Sunday) is a way to interfere in the outcome of the Israeli elections," he said at a joint press conference with Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.
"That is why we are worried that such attacks might really interfere negatively during the outcome and might really push Israeli public opinion and the voters to vote for an anti-peace government," he said.
Al-Malki reaffirmed the Palestinian Authority's readiness to negotiate with the future Israeli government and expressed hope it would "commit itself from day one to the peace process," leading to the creation of an independent Palestinian state this year.
The Palestinian official also expressed condolences to Sikorski over the recent murder by Taliban militants in Pakistan of Polish hostage Piotr Stanczak.
The Palestinian official was in Warsaw Monday accompanying Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on an official visit. Abbas was due to meet with Polish President Lech Kaczynski later Monday.
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Publié le 09 Février 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
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